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Family law
Law that deals with family-related issues such as spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction.
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Exogamous
Legal services; Family law
A marriage outside of the domestic group, between members of different groups.
Flash marriage
Legal services; Family law
A speedy marriage between couples is called a flash marriage.
Morganatic marriage
Legal services; Family law
A marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles to the wife.
Levirate marriage
Legal services; Family law
A marriage in which a woman marries one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue his line.
Mop marriage
Legal services; Family law
An archaic common-law practise in which a couple could be joined by a local magistrate at the annual Mop Fair.
Polyandry
Legal services; Family law
The marriage of one wife to several husbands. Fraternal polyandry is a variant in which the husbands are brothers.
Monogamy
Legal services; Family law
Marriage with one spouse exclusively for life or for a period of time is called monogamy.
